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The 4th Amendment Protection Act

What can we do about the NSA and unconstitutional
government Spying on American citizens? How can we protect our Fourth
Amendment privacy rights?

We need to follow the Advice of
Madison and Jefferson: Act NOW on a state and local level, whether
congress, the courts, or the President want us to or not.

State-level and local-level resistance and noncompliance is paramount.
Thomas Jefferson advised the same. It’s not going to be easy, and
there’s no guarantee of success. But, if we sit back and wait for the
federal government to stop its own spying programs, we’ll wait forever.
So, as those founders advised, we are taking action
without the feds, and taking every step possible to create
“obstructions,” and a “refusal to comply with officers of the Union,” as
Madison advised.

The Pennsylvania General Assembly needs to hear from you NOW! This legislation needs a "prime-sponsor" to be even considered for a vote. Please make sure inform your State Representative and State Senator about the 4th Amendment Protection Act.

AN
ACT, which shall be known and may be cited as the “4th Amendment Protection

Act.”

THE PEOPLE OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF
PENNSYLVANIA DO ENACT

THE FOLLOWS:

SECTION 1. Policy

A.
It is the policy of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to refuse material support,

participation
or assistance, to any federal agency which claims the power, or with any

federal
law, rule, regulation, or order which purports to authorize the collection of

electronic
data or metadata of any person(s) pursuant to any action not based on a warrant
that particularly describes the person(s), place(s) and thing(s) to be searched
or seized.

SECTION 2. Prohibition on State
Actions

A.
Notwithstanding any law, regulation, rule or order to the contrary, no agency
of the

Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania, political subdivision of the Commonwealth of

Pennsylvania,
or employee of an agency or political subdivision acting in his or her

official
capacity, or corporation providing services on behalf of the Commonwealth of

Pennsylvania
or a political subdivision of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania shall:

(1)
Provide material support, participation or assistance in any form, with any
federal

agency
which claims the power, or with any federal law, rule, regulation, order which

purports
to authorize, the collection of electronic data or metadata of any person(s)

pursuant
to any action not based on a warrant that particularly describes the person(s),

place(s)
and thing(s) to be searched or seized.

(2)
Utilize any assets, state funds or funds allocated by the State to local
entities on or

after
(DATE), in whole or in part, to engage in any activity that aids a federal
agency,

federal
agent, or corporation providing services to the federal government in the

collection
of electronic data or metadata of any person(s) pursuant to any action not
based on a warrant that particularly describes the person(s), place(s) and
thing(s) to be searched or seized.

(3)
Provide services, or participate or assist in any way with the providing of
services to a federal agency, federal agent, or corporation providing services
to the federal government which is involved in the collection of electronic
data or metadata of any person(s) pursuant to any action not based on a warrant
that particularly describes the person(s), place(s) and thing(s) to be searched
or seized.

(4)
Use any information in a criminal investigation or prosecution provided by any

federal
agency, agent, or corporation providing services to the federal government,
which was obtained through the collection of electronic data or metadata of any
person(s) pursuant to any action not based on a warrant that particularly
describes the person(s), place(s) and thing(s) to be searched or seized.

SECTION 3. Penalties

A.
A political subdivision of this State may not receive state grant funds if the
political

subdivision
adopts a rule, order, ordinance, or policy under which the political

subdivision
violates Section 2 of this Act. State grant funds for the political subdivision

shall
be denied for the fiscal year following the year in which a final judicial

determination
in an action brought under this section is made that the political

subdivision
has intentionally required actions which violate the prohibitions in Section 2

of
this Act.

B.
Any agent or employee of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, or of any political

subdivision
of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania who knowingly violates the

prohibitions
in Section 2 of this act shall be deemed to have resigned any commission

from
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania which he or she may possess, his or her office
shall be deemed vacant, and he or she shall be forever thereafter ineligible to
hold any office of trust, honor or emolument under the laws of this State.

C.
Any corporation or person that provides services to or on behalf of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and violates the prohibitions of Section 2 of this
act shall be forever ineligible to act on behalf of, or provide services to,
this State or any political subdivision of this State.

SECTION 4. Severability

The
provisions of this act are severable. If any part of this act is declared
invalid or

unconstitutional,
that declaration shall not affect the parts which remains.

SECTION 5. Effective Date.

Because
the public safety requires it, this act shall take effect immediately upon
approval by the Governor.